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Left Hemisphere Diffusivity of the Arcuate Fasciculus: Influences of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Language Impairment

T.P.L. Roberts, K. Heiken, D. Zarnow, J. Dell, L. Nagae, L. Blaskey, C. Solot, S.E. Levy, J.I. Berman and J.C. Edgar
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2014, 35 (3) 587-592; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3754
T.P.L. Roberts
aFrom the Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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K. Heiken
aFrom the Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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D. Zarnow
aFrom the Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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J. Dell
aFrom the Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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L. Nagae
aFrom the Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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L. Blaskey
aFrom the Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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C. Solot
aFrom the Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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S.E. Levy
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J.I. Berman
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J.C. Edgar
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2014, 35 (3) 587-592; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3754
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